See Yourself from God’s Perspective
—In Judges 6:12, when the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he said to him: *“The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.”*
—Gideon was astonished to hear the Angel of the Lord call him a mighty warrior, because he was hiding himself from the Midianites in a shallow pit grinding wheat. *He was also the least in his family and his can was the smallest.*
REFLECTION:
–God [El Roi] saw Gideon in his POTENTIAL GREATNESS and not in his PRESENT WEAKNESS.
–Jehovah EL Roi makes known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, *‘My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.’*( Isaiah 46:10 )
–Purpose to Glorify God by FINISHING the work He has entrusted to you.
✓ Looking toward heaven, Jesus prayed *”I have brought you GLORY on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do.”* (John 17:4 )
✓ After bidding goodbye to Ephesian church elders, Paul said, *”But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for FINISHING the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God.”* (Acts 20:24 NLT)